Forest fires — Emissions in Cuba

Cuba: Forest fires — Emissions was 1.06 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.06 kt
Change on year
down 60.7%
World rank
54th
of 219 countries
All-time high
3.92 kt
in 2000
All-time low
0.0579 kt
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in Cuba, 1990–2024

012341990200720241990: 1.3 kt1991: 1.3 kt1992: 1.3 kt1993: 1.3 kt1994: 1.3 kt1995: 1.3 kt1996: 1.8 kt1997: 1.5 kt1998: 2.9 kt1999: 3.3 kt2000: 3.9 kt2001: 0.475 kt2002: 0.988 kt2003: 0.188 kt2004: 0.789 kt2005: 1.8 kt2006: 1.4 kt2007: 0.812 kt2008: 0.404 kt2009: 1.9 kt2010: 0.561 kt2011: 1.8 kt2012: 0.71 kt2013: 0.976 kt2014: 0.403 kt2015: 1.4 kt2016: 0.323 kt2017: 1 kt2018: 0.258 kt2019: 0.058 kt2020: 2.4 kt2021: 0.98 kt2022: 0.374 kt2023: 2.7 kt2024: 1.1 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Cuba is 1.06 kt, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.7% on the previous year and up 162.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Cuba peaked at 3.92 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0579 kt, in 2019.

That places Cuba 54th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Forest fires — Emissions in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Cuba, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 1.28 kt —
1991 1.28 kt +0.0%
1992 1.28 kt +0.0%
1993 1.28 kt +0.0%
1994 1.28 kt +0.0%
1995 1.28 kt +0.0%
1996 1.78 kt +39.0%
1997 1.52 kt -14.9%
1998 2.95 kt +94.0%
1999 3.27 kt +11.0%
2000 3.92 kt +19.8%
2001 0.4755 kt -87.9%
2002 0.9876 kt +107.7%
2003 0.1882 kt -80.9%
2004 0.7893 kt +319.4%
2005 1.82 kt +131.2%
2006 1.36 kt -25.6%
2007 0.8123 kt -40.2%
2008 0.4036 kt -50.3%
2009 1.86 kt +360.3%
2010 0.5607 kt -69.8%
2011 1.81 kt +222.2%
2012 0.7099 kt -60.7%
2013 0.9761 kt +37.5%
2014 0.4034 kt -58.7%
2015 1.44 kt +257.2%
2016 0.3225 kt -77.6%
2017 1.04 kt +222.6%
2018 0.2577 kt -75.2%
2019 0.0579 kt -77.5%
2020 2.41 kt +4065.5%
2021 0.9797 kt -59.4%
2022 0.3736 kt -61.9%
2023 2.69 kt +620.2%
2024 1.06 kt -60.7%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 1.06 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0399 kt, 26.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 1.06 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0599 kt, 17.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Forest fires — Emissions in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +4065.5% 0.0579 kt 2.41 kt
2023 +620.2% 0.3736 kt 2.69 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.72 kt 1.28 kt 3.27 kt 10
2000s 1.26 kt 0.1882 kt 3.92 kt 10
2010s 0.7577 kt 0.0579 kt 1.81 kt 10
2020s 1.5 kt 0.3736 kt 2.69 kt 5

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 51 Ghana 1.21 kt compare
  2. 52 Sierra Leone 1.16 kt compare
  3. 53 Papua New Guinea 1.07 kt compare
  4. 55 Costa Rica 0.8066 kt compare
  5. 56 Ecuador 0.8034 kt compare
  6. 57 Senegal 0.588 kt compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Cuba?
Forest fires — emissions in Cuba was 1.06 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 3.92 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0579 kt in 2019.
How does Cuba rank for forest fires — emissions?
Cuba ranks 54th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 162.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.